MUSAS: outdoor graffiti gallery

Salvador da Bahia, Brazil: Joel’s contribution to the MUSAS outdoor street art/ graffiti art gallery and social project organized by the Nova 10ordem graffiti crew.

These last few days I’ve been going to visit a seaside community in Salvador that my friend Tiago introduced me to—Solar da Unha, a poor neighborhood with an amazing view right on the bay. It has been “adopted” by a crew of super talented local graffiti artists called Nova 10ordem, which has set up a social arts project called MUSAS that involves painting amazing graffiti pieces on the houses, English and photography classes for kids, an art gallery where local and international artists can have exhibitions and an outdoor community movie night. I fell in love with the place and the project instantly, and decided I had to paint a piece! So for several days I met with the artists, painted one of the houses and swam in the bay whenever I felt too hot and sticky! –Joel B

The MUSAS gallery with mural by the Nova 10ordem graffiti crew, Salvador da Bahia

Locals going out to fish on the bay: Solar da Unha, Salvador da Bahia